What have I learned in the past few weeks? That's a hard question to answer. I feel like I've gotten a lot of bits and pieces of knowledge from many different sources.
This Monday I learned a bunch about how to build a green building. I think that this will effect me later in life because I would love to build my own home someday.
I feel that most of what I learned came from fellow students. I think that with the blogs, you get to see a lot of information that you yourself might not have had to opportunity to find on your own. I know what I'm interested in and I never really venture out of my little box, but reading others blogs I'm being forced to see other things that I might not have seen on my own.
I also have found that since this class started I've become much more aware of saving the environment. I used to not think twice about driving all over the city of Duluth everyday but now I feel that I'm being wasteful. I think that this is the most significant change. I now realize the effects of my lifestyle and I've been trying to fix it. Overall it's been a pretty enlightening experiences.
I am also becoming more aware of how I am damaging the environment. Brier as roommates I think we should try to work out a schedule so we both do not end of driving separately to campus. I know we both have super busy schedules but I bet we could come up with something :) I just think we should try because that ecological footprint quiz really opened up my eyes of how wasteful I am truly being.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the blogging posts have helped me venture "out of my box" as well. Sometimes being forced to do something can benefit you.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I'm wasteful too when I drive now. I am much more conscious of making trips around town. I also agree that we are learning a lot from our peers. It's a great aspect of the class.
ReplyDeleteI think you are not the only one who now has second thoughts about saving/helping out the environment. I have also started to be more aware of all the different opportunities on becoming environmental friendly too since I have been reading everyone's blog entries.
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